Original U.S. WWI M1917 Observation Balloon Service Painted Doughboy Helmet Japanese Flare Guns indicating it was issued to

indicating it was issued to Motorsturm 35 / III 33

Year of Manufacture: 1857 - Converted Later

The grip is has faded to a nice deep ivory

The AI Model A sets were still being virtually custom built

the uniform is not named but further dedicated research should be able to reveal the owner

Original U.S. WWI M1917 Observation Balloon Service Painted Doughboy Helmet Japanese Flare Guns indicating it was issued toOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a fantastic genuine Great War hand painted helmet complete with its original liner. Helmet features a lovely "Bullseye" type circular stripe pattern on the helmet, using multiple colors on a white background. The front of the helmet has an image of a red observation balloon, indicating this helmet belonged to a member of the very valuable Observation Balloon Service. These groups would send up balloons behind the